Anyone want to carpool to the 3rd Annual Small Business Night at Coors Field? If so, email salidabusinessincubator@gmail.com and we will try to coordinate the carpool!

Join us for a fun evening of networking and baseball on Thursday, June 23 as the Colorado Rockies take on the Arizona Diamondbacks!

Meet us at the ballpark at 4:30 pm to enjoy hotdogs and hamburgers while networking with more than 400 small business owners from around the state. We will be raffling off the opportunity to throw the first pitch at the game, an autographed baseball and bat from the Rockies and four lower level tickets to a future game!

WHEN:Thursday, June 23- Picnic starts at 4:30 pm- Game starts at 6:40 pm

WHERE:Coors Field, Denver

Before the game starts at 6:40 pm, we'll move to the Rockpile to cheer on the Rockies and continue networking.

Tickets include food and soda before the game as well as a Rockpile ticket. A cash bar will be provided. This event sells out every year-don't wait to purchase your tickets!

TICKETS:$25 before May 31$30 after May 31- Deadline to purchase tickets is June 13!

Changes in guidelines include new two-year funding cycleDENVER - Tues., March 29, 2016 - Guidelines are now available for Colorado Creative Industries' (CCI) Colorado Creates grant program. These grants provide critical financial support to help nonprofit cultural organizations and communities produce and present arts and cultural activities, bringing jobs to their communities and enhancing quality of life.

"Colorado Creates grants support the arts organizations and artists who are critical to Colorado's economy," said Margaret Hunt, director of CCI. "By investing in this sector's vitality, the state builds its reputation as a premier creative hub and reaps significant economic returns."

Colorado Creates grants will now be on a two-year grant funding period for successful applicants. Two groups of prior grantees that have been approved for funding on a recurring basis over the past five years are invited to submit an abbreviated application that will also serve as a "first year/final report" for their most recent grant. For the first year of this new two-year cycle, invited organizations will be divided into two groups with a staggered application deadline. For a list of organizations eligible to complete an abbreviated application click here.

Over 165 grants totaling $1,260,500 were awarded in 33 counties across the statein fiscal year 2015-2016.

ELIGIBILITYGrant applicants for must be Colorado 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations or independent components of Colorado public colleges or universities, or government agencies. Applicants must have been providing public arts or cultural heritage programs in Colorado for at least three years by the application deadline. Project grants, formerly available for organizations whose primary purpose and mission are not specific to arts or cultural heritage, are temporarily suspended.

GRANT AMOUNTS & REVIEW CRITERIAColorado Creates awards range from $4,000 to $10,000 and are awarded annually on a competitive basis. Proposals are reviewed by panels based on three review criteria:Artistic excellence and merit of proposed activitiesCommunity involvement and benefit from proposed activitiesImplementation capacity, such as effective planning, management, and budgeting of the organization and the project.

APPLICATION PROCESSApplicants seeking assistance are advised to contact CCI grant counselors well in advance of the application deadline. Both returning and first-time grant applicants will be using an online grant system, and must be registered and approved for eligibility prior to starting the application process. Guidelines and application information can be accessed at www.coloradocreativeindustries.org. Please contact a CCI grant counselor at 303-892-3802.

APPLICATION TOOLSA resource handbook is available to assist with the application process. Online tutorials and staff assistance will also be available. Updates will be posted on www.coloradocreativeindustries.org.

About Colorado Creative IndustriesColorado Creative Industries, Colorado's state arts agency, is a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. Established to capitalize on the immense potential for our creative sector to enhance economic growth in Colorado, the mission of Colorado Creative Industries is to promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive Colorado's economy, grow jobs and enhance our quality of life.